Whenever you feel "stuck", consider that you are only holding on to a perception of being stuck. You likely have many options in front of you, It's just that you are only allowing in a few ideas. Still, even if you really have only a couple different directions to take, the perception of being "forced" does not really create more empowerment, does it? If you feel like you are in this position, where you cannot get motivated to do something you really don't want to do but feel that you have to, you still have many choices about the way you look at the situation. This can help you to be more recourceful because you feel more empowered. By stepping into a state of inspiration verses hopelessness, you have a greater ability to be more productive. This can lead you to accomplish something that you previously didn't think would happen because you were lacking motivation.

One way to increase you sense of power, or choice, is by deciding to actually want to do whatever task you are doing. Even if you feel "hopeless" about it in the beginning, forget the fact that you "have to" do it for a moment and choose to be excited about some aspect of it. You can always find something interesting or exciting about anything. Use that to your advantage and shift your focus into one of excitement.